have done and what they will continue to do and hopefully continue to do some great work in the tenderloin city and county of san francisco as a whole. uh, you're going to bring a lot of great excitement to the role, and i'm looking forward to it. so thank you for agreeing to serve as a commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. so let's sign this paperwork. let's make it super duper official, and then let's have a good time. all right. thank you all so much for coming. super. there we go. hey. all right. now, do you want to guess? yeah.television. >> in 1948 swensen's ice cream used to make ice cream in the navy and decided to open up an ice cream shop it it takes time for the parent to put money down and diane one of the managers at zen citizen in arena hills open and serve old-fashioned ice cream. >> over 20 years. >> yeah. >> had my own business i was a firefighter and came in- in 1969 her dad had ice cream and left here still the owner but shortly after um, in here became the inc. maker the manager and lead and branded the store from day to day and in the late 90s- was obvious

market . >> san francisco police chief bill scott joining city leaders and fielding written questions at a public safety town hall in the tenderloint. the city recently touting a 52% drop in crime last year in areas of the tenderloin patrolled by urban alchemy workers. >> we see a slight decrease in some visibility of crime, but the crime still exists. it's present every single day. and it could be a shooting. it could be a stabbing. >> saint anthony foundation interim ceo brian young, who's nonprofit, provides social services in the community, calling on the city to do more to address crime. >> so close to the children, so close to our guests and our employees. >> one week ago, a mass shooting taking place in the tenderloin, five people were injured amid the gunfire, one of whom died. the narcotics activity at night, we believe, played a part in that. >> and, you know, that's where our focus is right now. >> chief scott acknowledging that as his department has cracked down on illegal drug activity, dealers have shifted their tactics. >> once we witness the police approaching a group, the group goes down the street and oftentimes

what they will continue to do and hopefully continue to do some great work in the tenderloin community and in the city and county of san francisco as a whole. uh, you're going to bring a lot of great excitement to the role, and i'm looking forward to it. so thank you for agreeing to serve as a commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. so let's sign this paperwork. let's make it super duper official, and then let's have a good time. all right. thank you all so much for coming. super. there we go. hey. all right. now, do you want to guess? yeah. our work together. >> handicap throwing it out there anniversary sfgovtv thank you for keeping our san francisco community informed. >> hi this is supervisor savvy happy thirty anniversary for the access to the community and all the partners in san francisco so many people don't know had is happened on a daily process within the hassle of san francisco government if makes it accessible to everyone. >> happy anniversary sfgovtv wow. h wow. the san francisco police department likes to congratulate off the record for thirty years of >> you are watching

the city has also been working on something they call a tenderloin community action plan. a collaboration between city agencies, businesses and community groups. jose martinez checks in on how that is going on far. >> reporter: all eyesor the tenderloin -- all eyes are on the tenderloin as we get an update on the action plan. business owners and residents are closely following the city's efforts to enhance their quality of life. >> it is an experience shared by plane in the tender loin. >> i seen a ahead digging through the trash. her appearance, and i thought, what if that was my daughter. >> reporter: douglas is a native of the district. >> it broke my heart. that is someone's child. and, then i started understanding the cause. to find a way to heal people. >> reporter: he decided to take action by joining the night navigator program. one of the organizations benefits from the tender loin action plan. a $4 million plan created to improve living conditions in the neighborhood >> in 2024 we will see a lot of the initiative that have been giving up in 2023. specifically arou

what they will continue to do and hopefully continue to do some great work in the tenderloin community and in the city and county of san francisco as a whole. uh, you're going to bring a lot of great excitement to the role, and i'm looking forward to it. so thank you for agreeing to serve as a commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. so let's sign this paperwork. let's make it super duper, and then let's have a good time. all right. thank you all so much for coming. super. there we go. hey. all right. now, do you want to guess? yeah. >> you are watching san francisco rising. [music] today's special guest is mano raju. hi. i'm chris and you are watching san francisco rising the show about restarting and rebuilding and reimagineings our city. our guest is mano raju san francisco's public defender great you could be here. actual at this time us about yourself how you became the public defend and why it is important to provide legal representtation to people that can't afford council. >> i started in contra costa county graduated from berkeley and a liven deputy for you a number of years spe

to apply right after having to close a restaurant located at the municipal market in the tenderloin. >> the city, the program has paid utilities, to the property owners. we don't even have to pay, we're not paying rent, all we need to do is reactivate the place, see what suits our business plan, and make those different items work for us. there was no oven, there was no stove, there were a lot of things that weren't here in the beginning so we have to make those things, make them work. >> reporter: she's excited to see that the city already saved applications for a second round of businesses. the goal is to reactivate the downtown area through these three months pop-ups that can be extended for three more months. >> i wanted to see how it's going to work in the early spring. we can see it's going to be less cold, less rain, people will be wanting to go eat. >> reporter: like i did, and it was delicious and fun, and that's what she says she wants out of this experience. >> one meal at a time, to introduce this way of life. >> reporter: the chef tells me she's planning on extending her time here f

city's toughest neighborhoods. they are deployed mainly in the tenderloin, where the city says they have seen a 52% drop in crime over the past year, with drug crime rates dropping by 80%. now citywide, some positive numbers from the holiday season , from november 20th through the end of december, decreased by 48% that is both retail theft and car break-ins. burglaries down by 26% and 17% fewer vehicles have been stolen. that is compared to the same period the year before. clear we are going to continue to do all the work necessary, all of the investments necessary to continue to support urban alchemy, to continue to invest in the tenderloin community to make sure that every person who lives and works here is safe. >> reporter: while the numbers the city highlighted today were positive, it is not all good news. robberies last year were up almost 14 1/2% in 2023. but the city says the bad press the city has gotten in recent years is not necessarily scaring people off this past holiday season, saw more than 50% increase in people writing transit to union square over the previous year, liz? >> all right, and, thanks so

market. >> san francisco police chief bill scott joining city leaders in fielding written questions at a public safety town hall in the tenderloin thursday night. >> the city recently touting a 52% drop in crime. last year in areas of the tenderloin patrolled by urban alchemy workers. we see a slight decrease in some visibility of crime, but the crime still exists. >> it's present every single day . and it could be a shooting. it could be a stabbing. >> saint anthony foundation interim ceo brian young, who's nonprofit, provides social services in the community, calling on the city to do more to address crime. so close to the children, so close to our guests and our employees. one week ago, a mass shooting, taking place in the tenderloin. five people were injured amid the gunfire here, one of whom died. >> the narcotics activity at night, we believe, played a part in that. and, you know, that's where our focus is right now. >> chief scott acknowledging that as his department has cracked down on illegal drug activity, dealers have shifted their tactics once we witness the police approaching a group, the group goes down the street

they are deployed in the cities mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods for the city says they have seen a 52% drop in crime over the past year. the drug crime rates dropping by 80% . >> can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who is about to overdose or someone who just is running in and out of the street and they're trying to save lives and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy everything all day. >> urban alchemy patrols about 40 intersections in the city. >>> the city also getting more help from the fed when it comes to fighting the fentanyl problem, reported on chp and national guard stepping in to help police and prosecutors and the treasury department is also trying to get rid of the financial incentive for drug dealers. lauren toms book with a member of a new task force that is following the money. >> everybody is doing it for a profit so i think if we start the money flow that you are stopping me reason why they are buying and so. >> reporter: bay area native is ready to cut off the financial sources of the flow of fe

mayor london breed in the city's tenderloin district thursday discussing results of a study on crime in the tenderloin mid market and civic center communities. we have saved the lives of an average of over 200 people a year during the pandemic. it was up to life for 500. through not only narcan reversals, but first, a procedures. urban alchemy is a nonprofit that put civilian ambassadors on the street. the goal is to provide services to unhoused neighbors in san francisco and reduce crime in the city. >> they understand an adult-only. what is going on in the tenderloin and how much of an impact that the people who work for urban alchemy who are out there putting their lives on the line when others won't even walk through the tender line. doctor for stewart with stanford university led the says his team to gather data from san francisco police and analyze crimes reported near all 40 intersection served. >> by urban alchemy and we watch them over proceeding 12 months and we that out me intersections total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this. >> there were about

mayor london breed in the city's tenderloin district thursday discussing results of a study on crimethe tenderloin mid market and civic center communities. we have saved the lives of an average of over 200 people a year during the pandemic. it was up to life for 500. through not only narcan reversals, but first, a procedures. urban alchemy is a nonprofit that put civilian ambassadors on the street. the goal is to provide services to unhoused neighbors in san francisco and reduce crime in the city. >> they understand an adult-only. what is going on in the tenderloin and how much of an impact that the people who worked for urban alchemy who are out there putting their lives on the line when others won't even walk through the tender line. doctor for stewart with stanford university led the says his team to gather data from san francisco police and analyze crimes reported near all 40 intersection served. >> by urban alchemy and we watch them over proceeding 12 months and we that out me intersections total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this. >> there were about 3

they found crime reports have dropped by 52% of the city's tenderloin and mid-market neighborhoods. and we watched them. >> over proceeding 12 months and we that out me intersections total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this, there were about 320 crimes per week in those 40 intersections, this falls to about 150 crimes per week. once urban alchemy comes onto the scene. >> in the next couple of weeks, researchers from stanford will be writing out the findings and begin submitting this for scientific peer review. >> next in sports, the warriors and nuggets well entertaining game. the warriors were up big, but in the end like so many games this season, the collapsed. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> i've covered the warriors for 6 seasons now and over that time, i've seen some bad losses. the one we saw tonight has to be in the top 3. the warriors hosted the denver nuggets. they've lost 8 of their last 9 regular-season games against denver. golden state is one in 2 so far on this seven-game season long homestand. they're really hoping to turn things around during t

city leaders say reducing crime is a joint effort. >> statistics show a 54, excuse me, 52% drop in crime last year in parts of the tenderloine patrolled by a group of workers from a nonprofit dedicated to helping urban communities, our time is now. >> 532. another san francisco city employee has been charged in connection with an embezzlement scheme. former san francisco human resources manager stanley ellicott was charged with eight felonies, accused of being part of a scheme that used grant money intended for earthquake programs for low income neighborhoods to buy expensive electronics and then resell it online. ellicott is now in the county jail. he has not been arraigned as yet. the san francisco district attorney, brooke jenkins, writing on social media, said the charges announced reflect my office's continuing commitment to uncover official misconduct in san francisco's city government. >> well, there is an ongoing heated debate about whether a san francisco ballot measure would actually make the city safer. proposition e will be on the ballot next month. if passed, it would expand the powers of san francisco police,

asian are attacked we are not safe the supervisor said california lynching is the reason the tenderloin and our city many, many members of this board are misrepresent millionaires this board is the reason the tenderloin and our city continues to get worse now to fix our city we must rebuild our police department and removal the tents and get people the treatment (bell ringing) clean up the filthy streets and arrest the drug dealers on our streets this board will not do and accountability and needs to be held in order to make sure a safe secure san francisco. and because of that i have to decided to pull my paper this month and declare myself and district 3 supervisor candidate thank you and have a great day. >> (clapping) (yelling). >> hello. >> my name is ken. any partner was randy la gun honda hospital and rehabilitation and vicks of the public corruption in san francisco public health california department of health and the department of health and human services and involved in the university of california san francisco medical center. and laguna hospital and rehabilitation center and those invo

that's in the city's tenderloin. and take a look. we have some video from the citizen app.l view kind of police say when they got to the scene, they found. >> 5 people, 4 men and a woman who'd been shot. one of those people, the one of the men died at the hospital. the remaining victims are still all suffering from life threatening injuries. tonight. no arrests have been made at this time. supervisor dean preston, who represents the tenderloin, sent us a statement saying in part, we're in touch with the tenderloin station and hope this case will be solved as soon as possible. we extend our condolences to the deceased victims, loved ones and which for a speedy recovery. for those who were injured. another perspective of the scene from the citizen app you see chaos, you know, police cars, first responders. when you have that many gunshots, they're all going to show up anyone who might have information about the shooting is being asked to call san francisco police tonight. we'll keep you posted there, noelle. ken, back to you. >> grant, thank you. let's get your check of your

san francisco police chief bill scott joining city leaders in fielding written questions at a public safety town hall in the tenderloin thursday night. >> the city recently touting a 52% drop in crime last year in areas of the tenderloin patrolled by urban alchemy workers. >> we see a slight decrease in some visibility of crime, but the crime still exists. it's present every single day. and it could be a shooting. it could be a stabbing. >> saint anthony foundation interim ceo brian young, who's nonprofit, provides social services in the community, calling on the city to do more to address crime. >> so close to the children, so close to our guests and our employees. >> one week ago, a mass shooting taking place in the tenderloin, five people were injured amid the gunfire, one of whom died. the narcotics activity at night, we believe, played a part in that. >> and, you know, that's where our focus is right now. >> chief scott acknowledging that as his department has cracked down on illegal drug activity, dealers have shifted their tactics. >> once we witness the police approaching a group, the group goes down the stree

apply right after having to close her restaurant located at la cocina municipal market in the tenderloin. >> the city, the program has paid utilities and then -- to the property owners. so we don't even have to pay that. so we're not paying rent or utilities and all we need to do is just -- reactivate the place and see what suits our business plan. and make those different items work for us, like -- there was no oven, there was no stove. there was a lot of things that weren't here at the beginning so we have to make those things, activate them and make them work. >> reporter: so she's excited to see that the city's already receiving applications for a second round of businesses. the goal is to reactivate the downtown area through these three months pop-ups that can be extended for three more months. >> i want to see how it's going to work in the early spring. because with the -- we can see people are going to be coming and it's going to be less cold and less rain and people will be wanting to go out a little bit more to go eat. >> reporter: like i did and it was delicious and fun and that's what she

the change. >> reporter: he also says he likes the idea of the city improving other aspects beyond security and director of the tenderloinion agrees. >> we want to keep the pressure on the city to continue services here because i truly believe we're headed in the right direction. we just -- we got to keep going. >> reporter: noelle from the mayor's office says this is just the beginning of this new phase and a new update will be presented in a few months. by then douglas expects fewer people digging into the trash. and doing drugs on the streets. >> as father i treat everybody as if they were my children. because my children will be their neighbors. my children will be living in this community. and what kind of community do i want for my children? what kind of community do i want for my family? what kind of future would i like for the community? >> so mayor london breed also pushing ballot measures e. and f. hoping for a fix. so prop e. would loosen a number of restrictions that are currently on police allowing drones and even giving cops the ability to chase suspects down on city streets. and for adults getting asis tap

mayor london breed in the city's tenderloin district thursday, discussing results of a study on crimethe tenderloin mid market and civic center communities. we have saved the lives of an average of over 200 people a year during the pandemic. it was up to life for 500. through. not only narc can reversals, but first, a procedures. urban alchemy is a nonprofit that put civilian ambassadors on the street. the goal is to provide services to unhoused neighbors in san francisco and reguce crime in the city. >> they understand an adult-only. what is going on in the tenderloin and how much of an impact that the people who work for urban alchemy who are out there putting their lives on the line when others won't even walk through the tender line. doctor for stewart with stanford university led the says his team to gather data from san francisco police and analyze crimes reported near all 40 intersection served. >> by urban alchemy and we watch them over proceeding 12 months and we that out intersections, total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this. >> there were about 32

mayor london breed in the city's tenderloin district thursday, discussing results of a study on crime in the tenderloin mid market and civic center communities. we have saved the lives of an average of over 200 people a year during the pandemic. it was up to life for 500. through. not only narc can reversals, but first, a procedures. urban alchemy is a nonprofit that put civilian ambassadors on the street. the goal is to provide services to unhoused neighbors in san francisco and reduce crime in the city. >> they understand an adult-only. what is going on in the tenderloin and how much of an impact that the people who work for urban alchemy who are out there putting their lives on the line when others won't even walk through the tender line. doctor for stewart with stanford university led the study he says his team to gather data from san francisco police and analyze crimes reported near all 40 intersection served. >> by urban alchemy and we watch them over proceeding 12 months and we that out intersections, total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this. >> there

tara campbell, abc seven news in the city's tenderloin district, hundreds of volunteers turned out for a trash pickup event organizers touted as one of the largest cleanups in the city's history. >> one volunteer says with all the bad news we see, this is his way of making the city a bit of a better place. >> i think the great thing about hope is that it's contagious and it can take any form that you want, whether that be picking up a little piece of trash on the street, or even just saying hello to a neighbor. so we're here to spread a little bit of that hope and make san francisco a better place and combat all those negative headlines. >> crews had music playing to keep up the energy, plus free lunch. the coalition of organizers say it was a chance to strengthen community bonds and make a lasting impact in our community. we love to see that. well, last night those heading to tahoe had to be careful. there was chain controls in place after some raindrops froze onto snowflakes, creating grapple meaning drivers had to deal with more than just snow. there were actually multiple accidents

the fao crime reports a drop by 52% in the city's tenderloin and mid-market neighborhood.them over proceeding 12 months and we that out intersections total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this. >> there were about 320 crimes per week in those 40 intersections, this falls to about 150 crimes per week. once urban alchemy comes onto the scene in the next couple of weeks, researchers understand or will right now these findings. >> and start submitting these for scientific peer review. was on francisco's. also, we're going to the uc college system possibly over campus at the location of the former westfield mall university of california confirmed their president's office has been exploring the possibility of a presence in the downtown area. mayor london breed says the 2 big benefits of a college campus would be ai research and student housing. >> francisco is the ai capital of the world. you know, many of the talent that comes for, you know, that comes out of san francisco. a lot of the engineering talent is is is coming out of the bay area from places l

its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to unhoused people and help reduce crime. >> urban alchemy was born and bred and grew right here in the cracks of this concrete. in the streets of san francisco. so in this grit and grime, we grew, according to a new stanford university study, the crime rate has dropped 52% in areas of the tenderloin where the operation is stationed. >> they understand the significance of the impact because every single day. can you imagine marin confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose, or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives? and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy every single day. >> and according to urban alchemy, its workers have also saved, on average, more than 200 lives a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people experiencing an overdose. >> new at six tonight, a grocery store in san francisco is shutting down to make way for a new housing development, a spokesperson for

all 40 intersection served by urban alchemy and they found crime reports down by 52% in the city's tenderloin neighborhoods. and we watched them. >> over proceeding 12 months and we that me intersections total crime went down 52%. so just to put some raw numbers on this, there were about 320 crimes per week in those 40 intersections, this falls to about 150 crimes per week. once urban alchemy comes onto the scene. >> in the next couple of weeks, researchers from stanford are going to write the findings up and then submit them for scientific peer review. san francisco, animal care and control is reporting their shelters. our full of dogs right now. the shelter doesn't have any room in a social media post is asking you if you need to surrender a dog. wait until next tuesday. they say that most of the dogs in their care right now are there because of legal matters. so they can't even adopt them out. and they add that this overcrowding problem is a national issue. it's not something that we are alone dealing with here in the bay area. >> and he's been on profit is asking for the community's help

tenderloin. the center of the city's homelessness and drug epidemic. >> still, it happens on some corners, the unsafe places, drug dealers around all of these. >> reporter: he says he is lucky because his business has survived six years without getting broken into. some extra help from the city would be appreciated. >> yeah, always people need to see that, it's not like just to feel it is better. >> reporter: he is excited about the mayor's automated license plate readers project, especially after she signed legislation on thursday to begin installing 400 readers to address public safety issues in san francisco. in a statement, the mayor said, these license plate readers can play a critical role in disrupting retail theft, sideshows and other criminal activity. with this legislation, the city can finally put the retail theft grant program to use. >> we are a big city so we have big-city challenges. we have crime and retail theft, one of the most effective ways to combat that is to hold people accountable, and one of the ways of doing that is making sure our law enforcement and our government agencies

during your first week in office, you stressed you would prioritize cleaning up the city, specifically the tenderloin. how would you grade the livability right now in the tenderloin? >> i think we still have a great deal of work to do in the tenderloin. my office is working very hard to prosecute those who continue to deal drugs on the streets. there we are meaningfully working hard to try to strategize with the department of public health and the police department and the mayor's office with how we address those who are addicted to fentanyl, who we know need our help and need treatment desperately. we are continuing to make progress. we've got great partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, but we still have a long way to go. >> now, the conviction rate in san francisco has increased for the first time in eight years, according to data from your office, 37% of cases resulted in a conviction in 2022 to almost 43% in 2023. it is the first time since 2016 that those rates have increased. but where does recidivism stand in san francisco currently? would you say it's gotten worse, better, or the

. >> now a stanford university research shows how their work is changing the city's tenderloin. >> as we look at crime 12 months before urban alchemy comes on to a block and 12 months after urban alchemy comes onto a block and we look to see the reductions after a year and a half of going out with urban alchemy, staff members and comparing sfpd's data from before and after this group took over a block, professor stewart's findings show the overall impact. we ruled out that this was not a product of covid, and we ruled out the notion that maybe urban alchemy was displacing crime to other intersections. so we can narrow it down and say urban alchemy caused a 52% reduction in total crime and an 80% reduction in drug crime. >> in a press conference, mayor breed praised the group for helping the city for the past five years, despite 20-23 becoming san francisco's deadliest year for drug overdose causes and over 4000 homeless people on the streets. >> no, we are not where we want to be, but we are definitely in a better place than what we used to be in fact, in the tenderloin, we've seen an

now a stanford university research shows how their work is changing the city's tenderloin. >> as we look at crime 12 months before urban alchemy comes on to a block and 12 months after urban alchemy comes onto a block and we look to see the reductions after a year and a half of going out with urban alchemy, staff members and comparing sfpd's data from before and after this group took over a block, professor stewart's findings show the overall impact we ruled out that this was not a product of covid, and we ruled out the notion that maybe the urban alchemy was displacing crime to other intersections so we can narrow it down and say urban alchemy caused a 52% reduction in total crime and an 80% reduction in drug crime. >> in a press conference, mayor breed praised the group for helping the city for the past five years, despite it 2023 becoming san francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses and over 4000 homeless people on the streets. >> no, we are not where we want to be, but we are definitely in a better place than what we used to be. in fact, in the tenderloin, we've seen an overall

tara campbell, abc seven news in the city tenderloin district, hundreds of volunteers turned out for ickup event saturday. >> one volunteer says with all the bad news we see, this is his way of making the city a bit of a better place. >> i think the great thing about hope is that it's contagious and it can take any form that you want, whether that be picking up a little piece of trash on the street, or even just saying hello to a neighbor. so we're here to spread a little bit of that hope and make san francisco a better place and combat all those negative headlines, says organizers claim it was one of the largest cleanups in the city's history. >> crews had music playing to keep up the energy, and they had a free lunch in the east bay. two boy scout troops in san ramon. hosted their annual christmas tree pickup. boys of troops 834 and 874 collected and loaded up hundreds of trees from around the community as part of their yearly fundraiser. alameda county industries will then grind them up and use them for mulch. if you need to get rid of your tree, you can also take it to the dublin

program ambassadors work in the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhood, patrolling the streets, providing services to homeless people, and helping those with drug addiction. >> urban alchemy was was born and bred and grew right here in the cracks of this concrete feet in the streets of san francisco, in this grit and grime we grew. >> now, according to a new stanford study, the crime rate has dropped about 52% in areas of the tenderloin where this program operates. urban alchemy prioritizes hiring former convicts to provide these field services. in locations downtown. >> they understand the significance of the impact because every single day can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose, or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives? and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy. every single day. now according to urban alchemy, its workers have also saved, on average, more than 200 lives a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people who are experi

cities of brotherly love. that's tonight's . >>> thank you, norah, i'm sara donchey in tonight for juliette. we will look at who sees a positive look for the tenderloin have to keep going. >> how the city is partnering with people on the ground to make it safer and how well that is working. >>> we are still right in the middle of this good swath of rain. we are getting towards the tail end of the commute and the tail end of the rainmaker, it is the friday system that actually i want to talk to you about. that one will be more impressive for part of the weekend, too, the forecast on all of that coming right up. >>> details in that deadly plane crash near half moon bay. what we are learning about the people on board. >>> later, they faced each other more times in the playoffs than any other team in nfl history. how the 49ers hope to slow down the red hot packers in santa clara. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> good evening, we start the 7:00 show tonight with a problem this station has been covering going on half a century. how to make san francisco's troubled tenderloin safer again. in january of 2022, the controversial tender

. >> i'm laura cohen and i have lived in the city for 13 years i live in the tenderloin. and i lost line liable i work well and see cops there driving by doing nothing but harassing people. a lot say they get in policing they want to help people. help the community. but how do their presence at apec help. anything was provide by the secret service. they were not helping businesses pacing around the [inaudible] to local businesses. what were they doing? what budget does not account for over 6 million in over time of i think of hundreds of better uses of the money you heard ideas here. i would like to point out it requires more train to cut people's hair than it does nobe a cop that is not to say i think you should give them more training but how unqualified the people are to hospital community. that money they want toward over time could go to proven methods of helping communities and making safer neighborhoods like housing, health care. iel yield my time. >> hi. i'm zoe with san francisco rising i >> you to ensurety reserves are not released law enforcement. my father los

people who live in the tenderloin area say city leaders should do more about the violence in the tenderloin it's a lot of drug activity, a lot of drug use where there's drugs, there's always going to be guns. the supervisors in these communities need to come out here and really speak and do something about the problems that's here. >> now, the medical examiner still has not identified the person who was killed. >> happening today, president biden will welcome more than 250 mayors to the white house while they're at the us conference of mayors winter meeting. the three day conference ends today. the mayors are addressing some of the biggest challenges in their cities, such as housing and homelessness, public safety, infrastructure investment and immigration. just yesterday, some mayors called for help from washington to deal with surging numbers of migrants in their cities, whether it's in denver, chicago and or new york or los angeles or el paso or brownsville, that these challenges are significant and we're going to need a significant investment from the federal government. >> what we are

change. >> reporter: he also says he likes the idea of the city improving other aspects beyond security and rene colorado, director of the tenderloin merchants' association, agrees. >> we want to keep the pressure on the city to continue services here because i truly believe we're headed in the right direction. we just -- we got to keep going. >> reporter: noel from the mayor's office says this is just the beginning of this new phase and a new update will be presented in a few months. by then, douglas expects fewer people digging into the trash and doing drugs on the streets. >> as a father, i treat everybody as if they were my children. because my children will be their neighbors. my children will be living in this community. and what kind of community do i want for my children? what kind of community do i want for my family? what kind of future would i like for the community? >> people not giving up right? mayor london breed also pushing ballot measures e. and f. hoping for a fix. so let's look at that. prop e would allow the use of drones and giving police the ability to actually chase suspects on city streets. and for adults ge

as you're driving through the tenderloin or the city, it pretty much tells you something exciting ise. >> knee an was created to make the night more friendly and advertise businesses. it's a great way of supporting and helping local businesses. >> there's so many ways to improve public safety. the standard way is having more eyes on the street, but there's other culturally significant ways to do that, and one those ways is lighting up the streets. but what better way and special way to do that is by having old, historic neon signs lighting up our streets at night and casting away our shadows. >> when i see things coming back to life, it's like remembering how things were. it's remembering the hotel or the market that went to work seven days a week to raise their money or to provide a service, and it just -- it just -- it just [music] >> office of initiative start in the 2017 and started as a result of community advocacy. our transgender nonbinary community advocates were really letting our government know that we needed to be heard. we needed to be considered and policy and budget de

tenderloin community. often times goes unnoticed and thankless from leaders of the city, about not from this one. [applause] so, today as you hear the data and get a better understanding of what urban alchemy is about and what they do, it is not just about the data. it is about the people. it is about the relationships. it is about that person just because that individual like louie is talking for urban alchemy they are agreeing to treatment and they are clean and sober for a year. it is about the person that did want die on the streets of san francisco from a drug overdose. we talk about how amazing and l this city is and this is a beautiful city. this is incredible city filled with opportunity. i understand and i'm the beneficiary of that opportunity, but too often people who suffer in this community are not and the fact is, without urban alchemy it will be far worse. i feel it is getting better. now, place then what we used to be. in the tenderloin overall 11 percent drop in crime and again, that attributed to the relationship that exists based on the work of our ambassadors and especially urb

issues i know - definitely support her and looking forward to her doing not is just for tenderloin but the rest of the city thanks (bell ringing) any other speakers for this matter? >> if you would like to speak it is just that you line up to speak. >> hi. i work for a nonprofit community leadership foundation in san francisco. and i worked in the tenderloin for 8 years in the tenderloin district i've known azalina eusope and her partner for years before openly in the tenderloin and i'd like to say azalina eusope she's passionate. she's toxic and within the things we talk about with be the cleanliness forefront of her business and she is knowledge but run a small business we talked about you need to have a clean um, safe environment outside of our shops before you, make a difference in the inside and would be an amazing choice i wholly support her a tough thing for her to run her business everyday she does it with support for the community so thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, my name is nancy a business owner and part of the business in the community we shared for the last two years. >> and i've been in c

city so far this year. and those i spoke to who live in the tenderloin saying the violence nothing new. and they feel they continue to be overlooked by city leaders. >> honestly, it does not surprise me. and that's really sad. many, many incidents like that happened here in the tenderloin. >> just a few of the reactions from neighbors learning about the mass shooting that happened here in the tenderloin early thursday, right next to a playground citizen video showing san francisco police officers arriving at the corner of hyde and turk streets just after 230 in the morning. >> if this would have happened in the daytime, it would have been horrific because that playground is always filled with kids. >> five people were rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. four men and a woman. police say one of the men died upon arrival. jj smith, who has been documenting daily crime and drug use in his neighborhood on social media filming the aftermath. >> the supervisors in these communities need to come out here and really speak and do something about's he. >> video smith filmed before the viole

i want to acknowledge that this issue is in the limited to the tenderloin but throughout the city. >> the solutions to homelessness prior to apeck was militarized police sweeps to make san francisco presentable to heads of state visiting the city this has not solved homeless before and we can't dpp to solve it in the future. allocating apec reserves to the sfpd and cutting budgets will in the change that. this will e eliminate program this is help people get jobs. fed and become on feet. worse even the epidemic our city issing. >> investing the reserve in services and program this is aim to help them will. criminalizing drug abusers will not make them stop using drugs. however if we invest in programs and service this is are frun reduce addiction we lessen the amount of people harmed by drug abuse. if feces on the streets something people don't want to z. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon i'm amanda i'm th development director immigration attorney. legal aid in the mission. i'm here to peek about the apec expend tours the city spent. funds will be much b

during your first week in office, you stressed you would prioritize cleaning up the city, specifically the tenderloin. how would you grade the livability right now in the tenderloin? >> i think we still have a great deal of work to do in the tenderloin. i don't think we can celebrate just yet. we know that every time that we go and talk with residents and business owners there, that they are still very frustrated with the street conditions. uh- my office is working very hard to prosecute those who continue to deal drugs on the streets there. we are meaningfully working hard to try to strategize with the department of public health and the police department and the mayor's office with how we address those who are addicted to fentanyl, who we know need our help and need treatment desperately. um, and so we are continuing to make progress. we've got great partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, but we still have a long way to go to give our viewers perspective from your lens, you talked about a lot of the work you're doing now. >> what's changed in that area since you've assumed office and wou

its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to unhousedple and help reduce crime. >> urban alchemy was us born and bred and grew right here in the cracks of this concrete. in. the streets of san francisco. in this grit and grime we grew according. to a new stanford university study, the crime rate has dropped 52% in areas of the tenderloin where the operation is stationed, and they understand the science of the impact because every single day. >> can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives, and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy every single day. urban alchemy also says its workers save more than 200 lives a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people experiencing a drug overdose. >> the front door of an ace hardware store in the east bay was shattered twice this week, but nothing was stolen, police say the suspect shot a bb gun at the pleasant hill busine

during your first week in office, you stressed you would prioritize cleaning up the city, specifically the tenderloinld you grade the livability right now in the tenderloin? i think we still have a great deal of work to do in the tenderloin. >> my office is working very hard to prosecute those who continue to deal drugs on the streets there. we are meaningfully working hard to try to strategize with the department of public health and the police department and the mayor's office with how we address those who are addicted to fentanyl, who we know need our help and need treatment desperately. we are continuing to make progress. we've got great partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, but we still have a long way to go. >> now, the conviction rate in san francisco has increased for the first time in eight years, according to data from your office, 37% of cases resulted in a conviction in 2022 to almost 43% in 2023. it is the first time since 2016 that those rates have increased. where does recidivism stand in san francisco currently? would you say it's gotten worse, better or the same? i would

its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to unhoused people and help reduce crime, according to a new stanford university study. the crime rate has dropped 52% in areas of the tenderloin where the operation is stationed. >> they understand the significance of the impact because every single day can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives, and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy every single day. >> and according to urban alchemy, its workers have also saved on average, more than 200 lives a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people experiencing an overdose. >> a flood of migrants overwhelming some large cities across the country. coming up tonight, we're heading to one migrant encamp, where the amount of newcomers is causing safety concerns. >> also, how the south bay is delivering a life saving tool to residents free of cost. >> we have advised areas,

its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to unhousedhelp reduce crime. >> urban alchemy was born and bred and grew right here in the cracks of this concrete. in the streets of san francisco. so in this grit and grime, we grew according to a new stanford university study, the crime rate has dropped 52% in areas of the tenderloin where the operation is stationed. >> they understand that and the significance of the impact, because every single day can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose, or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives, and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy. every single day. urban alchemy also says its workers save more than 200 lives. >> a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people experiencing a drug overdose. >> the latest businesses to close its doors in san francisco is a grocery store, and the people who live nearby and rely on it aren't happy. safeway sold its 3.6 acre lot

its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to unhoused reduce crime. >> urban alchemy was born and bred and grew right here in the cracks of this concrete. in the streets of san francisco. so in this grit and grime, we grew. >> according to a stanford university study, the crime rate has dropped 52% in areas of the tenderloin where the operation is stationed. >> they understand the significance of the impact because every single day, can you imagine confronting someone with a knife or someone who's about to overdose, or someone who just is running in and out of the streets and they're trying to save lives and this is happening regularly on a regular basis with the people of urban alchemy every single day. >> according to urban alchemy, its workers have also saved, on average, more than 200 lives a year by using narcan and first aid procedures on people experiencing an overdose. >> a group of lawmakers is now trying to reform proposition 47. it's a ballot measure that was passed by california voters in 2014. >> that's right. the measure re